Chapter 10

This chapter discussed redoing and turning in work again for full credit. It is important to give students another chance to master their work, but to make guidelines for this clear. One point given was not to allow every student to redo his or her work. If we know that the student had blown off a test or a project, they should probably not be allowed to retake it. It is important to guide those students we allow to redo assignments through the process of studying and schedule making. Time management is important, and because we want them to do well, we need to be there to help our students. By giving students restrictions on what they can and cannot redo, you can ensure that the work is done to a certain quality.


This chapter was great because it gave examples of when it's okay to let students redo their work. It gave restrictions on what should and should not be done. When we know that a student has blown off an assignment, it's perfectly acceptable not to give them a second chance. However, in situations where a student studies for a test for weeks, but still fails, a redo is needed. Simply retaking the same test, however, isn't a good idea. Taking a different test, or doing a different assignment that will bring the same outcome works.